WELCOME TO CLOSELY OBSERVED FRAMES

In Charlène Favier’s beautiful but endlessly horrifying feature debut, a teenage skiing prodigy is derailed by abuse from her coach.

In Emerald Fennell’s vicious, prescient ‘MeToo’ revenge thriller, Carey Mulligan feigns intoxication to lure men into their worst instincts.

A heavy metal drummer struggles to find comfort in the silence after suddenly becoming deaf in Darius Marder’s assured, authentic debut.

Blade Runner 2049’s soulful existentialism and technical mastery provide another compelling argument for a sequel outclassing a classic.

Saint Frances is the patron saint of good vibes and heartfelt comedy, in a topical, character driven tale of a nanny seeking an abortion.

Not quite a film, but Euphoria’s second lockdown special is a stellar essay on trans identity, delivered by a formidable Hunter Schafer.

I don’t know that I have much (particularly profound) to add to the conversation… this film has such a wildly storied history; thank you...

Nicolas Roeg’s haunting masterpiece retains its place in cinema as one of the greatest horror films ever made. Adapted from Daphne du...

In David Mirkin and Robin Schiff’s cult slacker-comedy, Romy and Michele get lost; they look; they find each other... time after time.

Tough but important, Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased shows that horror isn’t just in how a film looks and feels, but how it makes you feel.

Directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha is a joyously exuberant film about the struggles of a 27...

Joachim Trier’s debut film, Reprise, opens with best friends Phillip and Erik posting their manuscripts, both with the hope of getting...

“Have a good life son, if you can get out of this shithole,” says the bus driver in the opening scene of The Goob, as 16 year old Goob...

With its breath-taking impressionistic cinematography and perpetual tale of a disappearance of three schoolgirls and their school...